WEBVTT >> WE WERE DISPATCHED FOR A CALL FOR A BLACK CORVETTE. SOMEONE SAW THE VEHICLE AND CALLED POLICE. VANESSA: BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE SAY OFFICERS FOUND 24-YEAR-OLD ALEX COLLINS ASLEEP IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT. COLLINS TOLD OFFICERS HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED SNOWING, AND FELL ASLEEP WAITING FOR A TOWING SERVICE >> HE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, BUT THE PASSENGER HAD LIVED CLOSE ENOUGH HE DECIDED HE WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. VANESSA: POLICE SAY THE SMELL OF MARIJUANA PROMPTED A SEARCH. A SEARCH REVEALED MARIJUANA ON THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT AND AN UNLOADED HANDGUN ON THE DRIVER’S SIDE. VANESSA: THE GUN IS REGISTERED TO COLLINS, BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY HIS OUT OF STATE PERMIT IS EXPIRED, AND HE DOESN’T HAVE A MARYLAND PERMIT. POSESSION OF LESS THAN 10 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA IS CONSIDERED PERSONAL USE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL CITATION, BUT INVESTIGATORS FOUND 141 GRAMS IN THE VEHICLE. COLLINS AND 28-YEAR-OLD TYKHEEM DUNAWAY, WHO HAD BEEN A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, WERE ARRESTED. >> BOTH MEN ADMITTED TO BEING IN THE VEHICLE AND KNOWING THERE WAS MARIJUANA IN THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT BOTH OF THEM INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE OTHER PERSON’S MARIJUANA. VANESSA: BOTH MEN ARE CHARGED WITH DRUG POSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSESSION OF MARIJUANA IN EXCESS OF 10 GRAMS. COLLINS IS ALSO FACING A CHARGE FOR HAVING A GUN IN HIS VEHICLE. POLICE SEARCHED THE FORMER RAVENS PLAYER’S HOME FRIDAY MORNING. >> HE INDICATED THAT THEY -- THERE WERE ADDITIONAL GUNS AND MARIJUANA THAT WOULD BE FOUND IN HIS HOME. DURING THAT SEARCH WARRANT, HE WAS PRESENT. WE DID SUBSEQUENTLY FIND SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA AND TWO ADDITIONAL GUNS. VANESSA: BOTH MEN POSTED BAIL AND HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM JAIL. LIVE OUTSIDE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, VANESSA HERRING, WBAL TV 11 N

The Baltimore Ravens waived running back Alex Collins after he was arrested Friday in Baltimore County on narcotics and gun charges.County police said the case started with a 911 call made by a passerby Friday morning.Police said officers were called around 6:48 a.m. Friday after a black Chevrolet Corvette crashed into a tree in the 10000 block of Dolfield Road in Owings Mills, which is less than a mile from the Under Armour Performance Center.Police said officers found Collins asleep in the driver's seat of the car. Police said Collins indicated he was not injured, but had fallen asleep waiting for a towing service to respond. Police said officers detected the odor of marijuana inside the car and found a large glass jar on the front passenger-side floorboard containing about 5 ounces of marijuana. Police said officers recovered an unloaded handgun from the front driver-side floorboard, and Collins was placed under arrest at 7:35 a.m.Investigators said the gun is registered to Collins, but his out-of-state permit for it is expired and he does not have a Maryland permit.Team spokesman Patrick Gleason said they have spoken with police: "We have spoken to Baltimore County police and are aware of the situation." The team tweeted shortly before 4 p.m. that Collins has been waived.Police said that according to Collins, he and a friend left the Towson area around 4 a.m. He was on his way to drop the friend off at home when he lost control of the car on the snow-covered roadway around 4:30 a.m. Police said Collins called for a tow truck and fell asleep in the car while the passenger walked the rest of the way home. Neither were injured during the crash.Police said Collins and his passenger gave officers conflicting stories as to whom the marijuana belongs. Police said Collins told officers that there were additional firearms and marijuana at his home. Officers obtained a search warrant for the home, recovering two rifles, ammunition and less than 10 grams of marijuana."We did conduct a search warrant at Mr. Collins' home because he did indicate that there were additional guns and marijuana that would be found in his home. During the service of that search warrant, he was present and we did subsequently find small amounts of marijuana and two additional guns," Officer Jennifer Peach said.Collins was charged with CDS possession with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana in excess of 10 grams and handgun in vehicle. He was released on a $7,500 posted bond following an initial bail hearing just after midnight Friday. Collins became a running back for the Ravens in 2017. In December, the team placed him on injured reserve, citing a foot injury.The passenger in the car, identified as Tykheem Jaquon Deundrea Dunaway, 28, is also charged with CDS possession with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana in excess of 10 grams. He was released on a $5,000 posted bond following an initial bail hearing early Saturday morning.Refresh wbaltv.com and our app, and watch 11 News for late-breaking updates.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. —

The Baltimore Ravens waived running back Alex Collins after he was arrested Friday in Baltimore County on narcotics and gun charges.

County police said the case started with a 911 call made by a passerby Friday morning.

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Police said officers were called around 6:48 a.m. Friday after a black Chevrolet Corvette crashed into a tree in the 10000 block of Dolfield Road in Owings Mills, which is less than a mile from the Under Armour Performance Center.

Police said officers found Collins asleep in the driver's seat of the car. Police said Collins indicated he was not injured, but had fallen asleep waiting for a towing service to respond.

Police said officers detected the odor of marijuana inside the car and found a large glass jar on the front passenger-side floorboard containing about 5 ounces of marijuana. Police said officers recovered an unloaded handgun from the front driver-side floorboard, and Collins was placed under arrest at 7:35 a.m.

Investigators said the gun is registered to Collins, but his out-of-state permit for it is expired and he does not have a Maryland permit.

Team spokesman Patrick Gleason said they have spoken with police: "We have spoken to Baltimore County police and are aware of the situation." The team tweeted shortly before 4 p.m. that Collins has been waived.

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Police said that according to Collins, he and a friend left the Towson area around 4 a.m. He was on his way to drop the friend off at home when he lost control of the car on the snow-covered roadway around 4:30 a.m. Police said Collins called for a tow truck and fell asleep in the car while the passenger walked the rest of the way home. Neither were injured during the crash.

Police said Collins and his passenger gave officers conflicting stories as to whom the marijuana belongs. Police said Collins told officers that there were additional firearms and marijuana at his home. Officers obtained a search warrant for the home, recovering two rifles, ammunition and less than 10 grams of marijuana.

"We did conduct a search warrant at Mr. Collins' home because he did indicate that there were additional guns and marijuana that would be found in his home. During the service of that search warrant, he was present and we did subsequently find small amounts of marijuana and two additional guns," Officer Jennifer Peach said.

Collins was charged with CDS possession with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana in excess of 10 grams and handgun in vehicle. He was released on a $7,500 posted bond following an initial bail hearing just after midnight Friday.

Collins became a running back for the Ravens in 2017. In December, the team placed him on injured reserve, citing a foot injury.

The passenger in the car, identified as Tykheem Jaquon Deundrea Dunaway, 28, is also charged with CDS possession with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana in excess of 10 grams. He was released on a $5,000 posted bond following an initial bail hearing early Saturday morning.